Nine snake designs: a snake and dagger, a snake and flowers, and the ouroboros, each in three styles.

Is this a design on skin?

No. Each design is a drawing on white paper, for taking to a studio or printing.

Can I ask for a different snake or a twist?

Yes. Type a different snake or twist, such as a cobra or red ink; the result is a new drawing, not a guaranteed match.

What is the difference between the styles?

Traditional flash has bold black outlines and a few flat colours. Dotwork builds the shadows from dots. Fine line is one thin outline with little shading.

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Snake tattoo designs: snake and dagger, snake and flowers, ouroboros

Snake tattoos — a snake wrapped twice around a dagger, its head raised above the hilt with the mouth open and fangs showing, American traditional tattoo flash, bold black outlines, heavy black shading and a limited flat palette of red, yellow and green

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Reading 1Snake and dagger

Reading 2Snake and flowers

Reading 3Ouroboros

Snake tattoo designs, worn on the forearm, the spine or round an ankle for protection, rebirth or danger. The nine sheets show a snake wound round a dagger, a snake winding through peonies, and the ouroboros, the snake that swallows its own tail. Each is drawn as traditional flash, dotwork and fine line. Type a different snake or twist, such as a cobra or red ink, and the same styles can be asked for.

an ankle or forearm wrap for a small piece
a circle design for a spine or a sleeve
a choice between a dagger, a flower and a circle motif
a printed sheet for a studio consultation

Frequently asked questions

What is on the page?: Nine snake designs: a snake and dagger, a snake and flowers, and the ouroboros, each in three styles.
Is this a design on skin?: No. Each design is a drawing on white paper, for taking to a studio or printing.
Can I ask for a different snake or a twist?: Yes. Type a different snake or twist, such as a cobra or red ink; the result is a new drawing, not a guaranteed match.
What is the difference between the styles?: Traditional flash has bold black outlines and a few flat colours. Dotwork builds the shadows from dots. Fine line is one thin outline with little shading.

About toile

This page is a showcase and a starting point: nine samples already rendered, three readings of the pack crossed with three styles, each shown at the size and ratio it was made for. Take any of them further on the wall with a few words, or ask for all nine again under your own direction; a sign-in keeps what you make, and it is free while Toile is new. The recipe behind each sample — the subject, the style, the palette, the framing — travels with the image rather than staying private to the render: it is in the alt text of every sample and in the page's own structured data, so a search engine reads the same handles a person would.